Tag: Biafra

7 die as MASSOB, security forces clash in Asaba

No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead following protest by members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), in Asaba on Monday. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Delta, SP Charles Muka, who confirmed this in a statement, added that the police recorded two casualties. Source:…… Continue reading 7 die as MASSOB, security forces clash in Asaba

Nigeria’s Growing Fulani Conflict Stokes Biafran Cause – Dailymail.uk

The Fulani herdsmen attacked at 6:00 am, just after morning prayers in Nimbo, an idyllic village in southeast Nigeria where farmers grow yams and pawpaws. At first the villagers thought it was a joke. The nomadic cattle rearers, who have clashed with farmers over grazing rights in central Nigeria for decades, had never come this…… Continue reading Nigeria’s Growing Fulani Conflict Stokes Biafran Cause – Dailymail.uk

Matters Arising: Dr. Dozie Ikedife says Nnamdi Kanu did not found IPOB 

To most Nigerians the Director of Radio Biafra Nnamdi Kanu is the founder and leader of IPOB, but elder Igbo statesman Dr Dozie Ikedife has come out to say that  Nnamdi Kanu is neither IPOB’s founder nor its leader. Hmm. Meanwhile, a member of IPOB has fired back at the statement made by Dr Ikedifie.…… Continue reading Matters Arising: Dr. Dozie Ikedife says Nnamdi Kanu did not found IPOB 

Why the British Government may not pressure the Nigerian Government to release Nnamdi Kanu

A spokesman of the British High Commission in Nigeria, Mr Joe Abuku has said that the British Government has been rendering assistance to detained Radio Biafra Director Nnamdi Kanu, who is charged by the Nigerian Government with Treason. This was contained in an email response to a letter written by Punch to the High Commission. According…… Continue reading Why the British Government may not pressure the Nigerian Government to release Nnamdi Kanu